The dawn of the Oscar Season

Top 4 most anticipated new films that will win an Oscar!

With Sundance and Cannes behind us and a ton of high profile movies ahead, we journey through this year’s Oscar contenders. With many exciting strings of quality prestige movies from many of the finest filmmakers in the world, the 2018 Oscars will surely have a hard time deciding who will take home the title and the golden statue.

So as the awards season dawns in the wake of best picture glory, here are our top 4 most anticipated films

Beauty and the Beast

Source: Disney Movies

The original “Beauty and the Beast,” the 1991 classic, was the rare animated movie to earn a Best Picture nomination. The live-action version will be directed by Bill Condon, whose turn on “Dreamgirls” landed the musical film eight nominations in 2007.

Dunkirk

Source: Teaser Trailer

The summer-due World War II drama is the next film from director Christopher Nolan, whose work on films such as “The Dark Knight” and “Interstellar” has bridged the often disparate worlds of genre imagination and critical praise. Journalist Sandro Monetti thinks the film could have an unlikely Best Supporting Actor: former One Direction singer Harry Styles.

Mudbound

Source: Conversations About Her

Expect Netflix to go big on campaigning for its historical drama, a Sundance hit set in Mississippi in the 1940s and starring Mary J. Blige and Carey Mulligan. The streaming service already spent a reported $12.5 million to acquire the film, one of Sundance 2017’s biggest pickups.